GC-ENV2 Burial Ground Registers of Interment 1931-2005

Galway County Council Environment Section

Burial Ground, Registers of Interments Archive Collection

GC/ENV2

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Galway County Council, Environment,

Burial Ground Registers of Interment,

1931 - 2005

Archive Collection

GC/Env2/

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First produced 2007

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Produced by Galway County Council Archives Service Galway County Libraries Island House Cathedral Square Galway

2007

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CONTENT & STRUCTURE

Page No.

PROVENANCE XXI

SERIES XXI

DATE RANGE XXI

SIZE XXI

SERIES XXI

DESCRIPTION XXI

SEE ALSO XXI

HISTORY / CONTEXT XXI

ARRANGEMENT XXII

ADDITIONAL XXII

INFORMATION XXII

ALLIED COLLECTIONS XXIII

A. BURIAL GROUND REGISTERS OF INTERMENT 1

B. REGISTER OF BURIAL GROUND CARETAKERS 5

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Provenance Galway County Council, Environment Section

Series Burial Ground Registers of Interment

Date Range 1931 – 2005

Size 101 volumes (A4 size) (for 86 cemeteries)

Series Volumes recording in chronological order details of those interred Description in various graveyards in county Galway. They record the date of interment, name and address of deceased and age, in most cases religion and occupation are also included, together with the name of the plot owner. The registers are arranged alphabetically. The local burial ground caretaker retains the Registers for recording and reference purposes until the Register is full and complete. The bulk of the records in this collection were returned to Galway County Council in 2005 for preservation, when new Registers were issued to the caretakers.

See also Burial Ground Plot Book, GC/Env1/

History / Context The management of Burial Grounds is governed by various health legislation and regulations, such as Rules Applicable to Burial Grounds Provided Under the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, and Rules and Regulations for the Regulation of Burial Grounds etc (as Amended). The control and management of burial grounds was originally undertaken by Burial Boards, which were sub-committees of the various Poor Law Unions. In 1889 the function was carried out on behalf of the local authority by the Rural District Councils, and then from circa 1923 by the Boards of Health & Public Assistance. From the early 1940s the function was the direct responsibility of the County Council. Initially the function was administered by the General Purposes and Water Service Sections of the Council. Upon the establishment of a separate Environment section in circa 1998 the function was transferred to it.

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The Council is involved with the appointment of caretakers, and the provision and maintenance of graveyards. The day-to-day management of burial grounds is carried out on behalf of the County Council by local caretakers. They are responsible for completing the Registers, recording details relating to interments, and taking payment for the purchase of burial plots and so on.

There are 225 graveyards in the ownership of Galway County Council and it is estimated that there are in the region of 250 further burial grounds in the County that are not in Council ownership. Children’s burial grounds which are locally called killeens or cillachaun/k illahauns form a considerable proportion of the burial sites that are not in Council ownership.

In some cases the caretakers also have maps of the grave yards. In 1974 the cost of a single grave was £30 and a double was £60, prior to that they had been £5 and £10 respectively.

In 1988 the cost of a single grave increased to £60 and a double to £120.

Arrangement The volumes are arranged in alphabetic order. The item reference number (e.g. GC/Env2/?) should be used in full when citing documents or records, and each reference cited should be preceded by the initials GCCA (Galway County Council Archives, e.g. GCCA GC/Env2/1).

Additional Rules Applicable to Burial Grounds provided under the Public Information Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 state that the ‘area to be used for graves shall be divided into grave-spaces, to be designated by convenient marks…A corresponding map or maps of the Burial Ground shall be constantly kept in some convenient place at or near the Burial Ground, and shall be open to the inspection of all persons. On such map or maps every grave-space shall be shown with its distinctive mark inscribed thereon. A proper Registry Book (Hereinafter referred to as the Registry Book) made of parchment or vellum or other durable material with strong binding and suitable printed pagings, and ruled in columns, with proper printed headings, shall be constantly kept in some

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convenient place at or near the Burial Ground, and shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times: but no person except the person having the care and management of the Burial Ground, and in these Rules called the Registrar, shall be permitted to write in the Registry Book save as hereinafter mentioned. A printed copy of these Rules shall be kept constantly affixed to the Registry Book. Any Registrar refusing to give inspection of the Registry Book, as required by this Rule, shall be liable to a Penalty of Five Pounds sterling and any person whatever unlawfully writing in, defacing, altering or mutilating the Registry Book, shall be liable to a penalty of Five Pounds sterling’. (Local Government Board, 1888)

Allied Collections Galway County Council, Environment Section, Burial Ground Plot Books, GC/Env1 County Galway Board of Health & Public Assistance, 1922-1941, (GC5/)

Access Access is restricted

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Galway County Council, Environment Section, Burial Ground Registers of Internment 1931-2005 Archive Collection

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A. BURIAL GROUND REGISTERS OF INTERMENT

Volumes recording in chronological order details of persons buried in various burial grounds under the administration of Galway County Council. Details include date of burial, name of deceased, place of residence at time of death, name of owner of grave plot, place of residence of owner of grave plot and relationship to deceased. Generally the deceased’s age and religion, and occasionally occupation are also recorded. The plot number is

generally not included.

Average size approximately: 18ff

Size

1. Abbey, Loughrea 2001-2005 8pp

2. Abbeygormacan 1942-2005 15ff

3. Addergoole 1948 – 1986 12ff

4a. Ahascragh 1944-2004 20ff

4b. Ahascragh (old) 1966-2003 44ff 5. Ashfield, Gort 1959-2004 21ff

The site for this burial ground was given to the Gort Rural District Council free of charge by Viscount Gough in circa 1907, ‘That the thanks of the Council be conveyed to Viscount Gough for his generosity in giving the site of a graveyard at Ashfield, free of charge...’(Gort Rural District Council G01/10/, p25).

6. Aughgart, Mountbellew 1936-2002 30ff

7a Ballinakill (Moyard) Clifden 1936-1959 11ff

7b Ballinakill (Moyard) Clifden 1966-2004 10ff

8. Ballinakill, Glinsk / Tuam area 1936-2000 21ff

9. Ballinakill (Portumna) 1975-2005 16ff

10. Ballinass / Ballyeighter 2002-2004 2ff

11a. Ballyconneely 1953-2004 6ff

11b. Ballyconneely 1967-2005 9ff

12a. Barna 1936-1948 9ff

12b. Barna 1966-1999 13ff

13. [Belclare / Sylane] – no title given 1967-1991 4pp

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14. Boyounagh, (ED Boyounagh, Williamstown / Tuam) 1936-2002 19ff

15. Breeaun, Oughterard, Connemara (Na Braonáin, Uachtar Ard) 1958-1961 5ff

16. Bullaun, Loughrea 1937-1982 21ff

17a. Caltra 1936-1955 21ff

17b. Caltra 1958-1979 21ff

18. Chapelfinerty, Ballinamore 1936-2002 21ff

19. Claregalway 1936-1977 21ff

20 [Clifden] 2003-2004 3pp

21. Clonfert 1936-1945 5ff

22. Clontuskert Old Abbey 1947-2000 8ff

23. Cloughanover, Headford 1978-2005 3ff Creggeen, Portumna – incomplete detail; includes name of 1960- 1967 12pp 24. deceased, date of death, and sometimes address (report on inspections volume used for register)

25a. Cummer, Ballyglunin, Tuam 1937-1957 21ff

25b. Cummer, Ballyglunin, Tuam 1958-1997 21ff

26. Derrybrien (ED Derrylaur, Loughrea) 1966-2004 5ff

27. Doon (Eyrecourt / Lawrencetown) 1937-2004 11ff

28. Dooros (Portumna) 1940-2004 20ff

29a. Doorus (Kinvarra) 1937-1955 21ff

29b. Doorus (Kinvara (Parkmore), 1956-1976 21ff

29c. Doorus (Kinvarra) 1977-2004 20ff 30. Drumacoo, Gort (Barony of Dunkellin) (aka Newtown Church; includes 1937 1974, 14ff National Monument & mausoleum of the St George Family) 1987-2005 31. Duniry (Portumna) 1937-1967 4ff Poor condition – mould damage

32. Dunmore 1957-1977 21ff

33. Errislannon (Clifden) 1949-2004 5ff

34. Eskerstephens, Moylough 1966-2004 6ff

35. Fahy, Eyrecourt 1937-2005 9ff 36. Finnure (Gurtymadden). Simply records name of deceased, dated of 1949-1967 2pp burial & cause of death RESTRICTED ACCESS: includes cause of dead e.g. cancer, old age, heart trouble (report on inspections volume used for register)

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37. Gorthganna (Gortaganny), Woodford 1937-1954 4ff

[37a] Gortaganny, Woodford

37b Gortaganny, Woodford 1966 – 2009 9ff

38. Kilbeacanty, Gort 1958-2005 7ff

39. Kilbrickan (ED Turlough, An Cheathrú Rua) 1984-2005 10ff

40. Kilcaimin (ED Ballynacourty, Oranmore) 1967-2004 2ff

41. Kilclooney 196601997 6ff

42. Kilcolum, Glinsk 1936-2002 21ff

43a Kilconly, Tuam 1936-1960, 18ff 1979 -1982

43b Kilconly, extension 1948-1960, 20ff 1983 -2000

44 Kilcorban (ED Pallas, Portumna) 1936-2005 13ff

45 Kildaree (ED Templetogher, barony of Ballymoe, Williamstown) 1936-2005 20ff

46 Kilgerrill, Aughrim 1961-2002 2ff

47 Kilgevrin (ED Kilbannan, Tuam) 1936-1963 3ff

48 Kill, Clifden (incomplete, one page & letter from caretaker re inability 1954 – 1957, 3pp to collect fees 1993-1995

49a. Killaan (ED Killaan, Ballinasloe) 1937-1952 20ff

49b. Killaan 1966-2000 4ff

50. Killaghaun (ED Mounthazel, Mountbellew) 1937-2004 12ff

51. Killallaghtan (also includes letter regarding cost of graves & erection 1945-2005 19ff of headstones).

52. Killeeneen (ED Kileely, Kinvara) 1945-1996 8ff

53. Killiscobe 1940-2004 12ff

54. Killoran (Ballygar, Ballinasloe) 1937-2004 20ff

55. Killough (ED Spiddal) – a photocopy 1936-2004 c. 11ff

56. Killuan / Killooaun / Killmane (Ballymacward area) 1945-2002 4ff

57a. Kilmacduagh, Gort 1945-1981 21ff

57b. Kilmacduagh, Gort 1981-2005 11ff

58a. Kilmalinoge (ED Kilmalingoe, Portumna) – loose pages 1966-1967 1f

58b Kilmalinoge 1966-2004 6ff

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59. Kilmeen (ED Kilmeen, Loughrea) 1937-1997 6ff 60a. Kilquain (ED Craughwell, Athrenry OR ED Kilquain, Eyrecourt) 1937-1965 21ff

60b. Kilquain 1966-2004 7fff

61a. Kiltartan, Gort 1936-1966 21ff 61b. Kiltartan, Gort 1967-1992 21ff

62. Kilthomas, Peterswell 1963-2004 7ff

63. Kiltormer, old cemetery (ED Kiltormer, Eyrecourt) 1967-2004 8ff

64a. Kiltullagh Athenry 1937-1952 5ff

64b. Kiltulla, DED Athenry, Kiltullagh / Loughrea 1951-2001 21ff

65a. Kiltullagh (Glenamaddy) 1940-1966 1f

65b. Kiltullagh (Glenamaddy) 1966-1976 1f

66. Kingstown / Clifden 2003-2004 6ff

67. Knock Spiddal ??? 1948 - 1970 2ff

68. Lackan 1961-1979 2ff

69. Lawrencetown 1944-1967 3ff

70. Lickmolassy (ED Portumna) 1960-2000 14ff

71. Meelick, Eyrecourt 1936-2004 19ff

72. Moorfield 1981-2001 1f

73. Mountcross, Kinvarra 1976-2005 8ff

74. Omey Island (Claddaghduff) 1936-1987 c.11ff

75. Rakerin, Gort 1966-2005 7ff

76. Roveagh / Killeeneen (Gort area) 1962-1969 1ff

77. Salrock, Leenane (two incomplete entries only) 1998-2002 2pp

78. Shanaglish, Gort 1941-2005 8ff Streamstown 1966-2004 2ff 79.

80. Templemoyle, DED Graigabbey, (Athenry), Co. District 1934-1974 20ff

81. Templetogher 1954-1981 2ff

82. Tiranascragh 1946-2004 11ff 83a. Tuam (See also GC/Env2/27-29) 1940-1953 21ff

83b. Tuam 1954-1962 8ff

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83c. Tuam, new cemetery 1962-1999 20ff

84. Turlough, Rosmuc 1958-2004 4ff

85. Tynagh 1961-2005 12ff

86. Woodford 1938-1996 21ff

NUMBERS 100 ONWARDS ARE ADDITONAL REGISTERS THAT WERE ACQUIRED SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL ACQUISITIONS LISTED ABOVE. AS ADDITIONAL ACCRUALS WILL HENCEFORTH BE INTERMITTENT THEY WILL BE LISTED IN NUMERIC SEQUENCE, NOT IN ALPHABETIC ORDER

100. Kilcooley 1937-2008 12ff

B. REGISTER OF BURIAL GROUND CARETAKERS

87. [1977-1978] Volume listing name and address of caretakers, and reference number. Also includes loose sheet with a list of the graveyards in county Galway.

40pp

91. 1989-1999 Receipt book for Lickmolassy